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Magic Items
Dungeon Master’s Guide
. Deduct the time it burned in increments of 1 minute from its total burn time.
While lit, the candle sheds Dim Light in a 30-foot radius. While you are within that light, you have Advantage on D20 Test
;D20 Tests. In addition, a Cleric or Druid in the light can cast level 1 spells they have prepared without expending spell slots.
Alternatively, when you light the candle for the first time, you can
Monsters
The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Fey Ancestry. Light has advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put him to sleep.
Special Equipment. Light carries and is attuned to the Witchlight vane. In Light
’s hands, the vane is a finesse weapon.Multiattack. Light makes two Witchlight vane attacks.
Witchlight Vane. Melee Weapon Attack: +5;{"diceNotation":"1d20+5","rollType":"to hit","rollAction
Monsters
Candlekeep Mysteries
damage on a failed save, or half as much damage on a successful one.
Spellcasting. Quill casts one of the following spells using Charisma as the spellcasting ability (save DC 17):
At will: light
cheekbone down to his jaw. If asked about the scar, he explains that he got it years ago when the man who burned down his home village slashed his face with a dagger. It serves as a constant reminder of his
Monsters
Quests from the Infinite Staircase
Feywild and worlds of the Material Plane until two dear friends created a wondrous garden and asked the Gardener to tend to it. The Gardener agreed to the request, then pulled the garden from the Material
. During daylight hours, it emits bright light, but at night, it never reaches full darkness, becoming dim light instead.
Memory Loss. Unless otherwise stated, a creature that leaves the domain must make a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
Mechanus Mechanus is where perfectly regimented order reigns supreme. It consists of equal measures of light and dark, and equal proportions of heat and cold. On Mechanus, law is reflected in a realm
perfect order, and “I” is ultimately subsumed into “we.” An adventure on Mechanus might lead characters to examine their individual egos in the light of the adventuring party. It might challenge a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Monster Manual (2014)
Modrons Modrons are beings of absolute law that adhere to a hive-like hierarchy. They inhabit the plane of Mechanus and tend its eternally revolving gears, their existence a clockwork routine of
transforms in a flash of light, gaining the physical form of its new rank. The promoted modron is replaced by one of its underlings in the same manner, all the way to the lowest levels of the hierarchy
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->D&D Beyond Basic Rules
destroyed. You can snuff it out early for use at a later time. Deduct the time it burned in increments of 1 minute from its total burn time. While lit, the candle sheds Dim Light in a 30-foot radius
. While you are within that light, you have Advantage on D20 Tests. In addition, a Cleric or Druid in the light can cast level 1 spells they have prepared without expending spell slots. Alternatively
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Dungeon Master’s Guide
destroyed. You can snuff it out early for use at a later time. Deduct the time it burned in increments of 1 minute from its total burn time. While lit, the candle sheds Dim Light in a 30-foot radius
. While you are within that light, you have Advantage on D20 Tests. In addition, a Cleric or Druid in the light can cast level 1 spells they have prepared without expending spell slots. Alternatively
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Eberron: Rising from the Last War
Chamber Missions The Chamber Missions table suggests several ways that adventurers might (knowingly or unknowingly) be asked to advance the Chamber’s agenda, while the Chamber Adventures table offers
house against a rival draconic attack. 5 Steal a local sage’s research to prevent them from discovering the Chamber’s activities. 6 Recreate an ancient ritual that will bring a new piece of the Prophecy to light.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
Planar Effects The Concordant Express moves across the known planes of existence by passing through invisible portals only the train’s sapient Engine Car can find. The train’s next stop is Mechanus
deafened. Outside the train, bright light becomes dim light, and dim light becomes darkness. 6 Ysgard. Silent, spectral warriors from Valhalla fly around the train on ghostly chariots pulled by ghostly steeds. Any creature aboard the train that would be reduced to 0 hit points drops to 1 hit point instead.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
an honest pact with the owner of another carnival. If asked about Kettlesteam, Witch and Light say she’s “a disgruntled guest and troublemaker whose fey patron, Zybilna, dwells in the Feywild domain
is good, Mister Light offers each character a gift as they exit: a balloon animal of their choosing, crafted by Thaco, “a clown of few words but many talents.” Thaco fashions each balloon into whatever creature is asked for. Each balloon animal is tied with a ribbon and floats magically in the air.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder
against the nearby settlements of Orlbar and Llorkh. The stone giant thane now has her sights set on Loudwater or Parnast, and she has asked Skoraeus Stonebones to send her divine guidance about which
stone giants won’t easily be turned against their thane, but they might be persuaded to help adventurers survive the perils of Deadstone Cleft by providing information about the canyon and its defenses. They can also shed light on Kayalithica’s evil intentions.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
from all their good qualities. Catching such virtues wouldn’t be easy, so she asked a wily almiraj to help her. The almiraj snuck recklessness in the pot, which she saw as a virtue, and Ubtao spat out
. When the god came running to find it, the su-monster hid the pail in a jaculi’s burrow. Ubtao asked the jungle animals where his water was hidden, and Moa the jaculi was too honest to lie. When
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything
eyes everywhere. Solve the riddles and follow my directions to the letter.”
The goblin is friendly, and its offer is genuine. It’s name is Igor (pronounced eye-gor), which it reveals only if asked
emits light in a 5-foot radius, but only so long as the goblin holds it. The lantern goes dark if any other creature takes custody of it.
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Tomb of Annihilation
cog rises from the water, with two matching cogs connected to it. Rusty metal conduits stretch from the cavern walls to the cogs. The water of the lake is slimy, with pinpricks of phosphorescent light
happens automatically in 1d4 minutes. The lights at the bottom of the lake are phosphorescent crabs that feed on the muck. Each crab sheds dim light in a 5-foot radius but stops glowing 10 minutes
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
every fiend they destroyed, it seemed as though two more appeared elsewhere. The ruler of Elturel, the High Rider, asked his people to pray to the gods for aid. To everyone’s astonishment, a mighty
angel entered the city the next day. Her name was Zariel, which means Companion of Light. The prayers of Elturel had been heard, and help had come.
“Zariel located the gate through which the fiends
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
Arriving at the House When the characters seek the source of the light, read or paraphrase the following description: Gradually the haze and brush give way, revealing a bald hilltop. There stands a
sheltering a stout front door that stands open and emits a flickering light.
This is the House of Lament. Abandoned for centuries, it was disturbed only moments ago by a pair of investigators who
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
Mister Light Light, formerly known as Urmius Umbrage, belonged to a filthy rich shadar-kai family that haunted a crumbling mansion in Gloomwrought. Although he wanted for nothing as a child, Urmius
a while for Naeryx to trust him. After getting his hands on some money, Urmius bought a sad little carnival that was camped on the outskirts of Gloomwrought and asked Naeryx to help him run it. For
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
presented in episode 4. Modron in Need The pentadrone Stevie wants to travel back to Mechanus, and the characters could assist by using downtime or franchise tasks to make that happen. Research or
schmoozing might gain information from knowledgeable sages regarding existing portals to Mechanus, or unique rituals that can open a temporary portal. If the characters are successful in helping Stevie get
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
, 10-foot-thick shell of impenetrable, magical darkness. A creature with darkvision can’t see through this darkness, and nonmagical light can’t illuminate it. If this darkness overlaps with an area of
light created by a spell of 8th level or lower, the spell that created the light is dispelled. Unlocking the Companion The Companion is sealed by nine locks evenly spaced around its equator. These
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Acquisitions Incorporated
Stage 4: Revenge for the “C” Team You are standing just inside the front door to the Dran & Courtier. The place is deserted, the tables empty. Everything is in shadow, except where a purple light
K’thriss Drow’b. All four members of the “C” Team lie dead on the floor of their individual bedrooms.
The purple light that radiates out from each room pulses out around the edges of the closed
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries
highest shelves. Continual flame spells light the well-traveled areas, and the Avowed employ driftglobes when visiting remote sections. An intricate arrangement of mounted mirrors lights the upper reaches
Mechanus. The Avowed struck a deal with the creatures, and they’ve been part of the library staff ever since. Working alongside the Avowed, the modrons catalog and shelve books, though each of them can
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
-shaped model above the dais represents the Outlands and its sixteen gate-towns. The tiny ring at the top of the spire represents Sigil. A magical mote of golden light denotes the train’s location
character asks about a plane on the train’s route, Cosmo also alludes to noteworthy planar effects. For example, if asked about the Nine Hells, the spectral duodrone might say, “Rest assured, the
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft
having them light a candle detailed in area 25. When every character has asked a question and the spirit conveys its message, the presence moves the planchette to the word “Farewell” and departs. The
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
? Morte describes himself as a debonair planes traveler who died too young. If asked about the whereabouts of his body, Morte quips he never really had a good head on his shoulders or claims to be the
skull of the archlich Vecna. Where Are We? The characters are in the Mortuary in Sigil, an interplanar hub at the center of the Outer Planes. If they ever see the light of day again, they’re in for a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
Helpful Sisters Trovus leads the characters through Caer-Konig to the Northern Light on the eastern edge of town. An empty hook, meant to carry a lantern, hangs above the inn’s entrance. The inn
the characters ask Cori for details, she explains that the magic lantern that used to decorate the outside of their inn doesn’t do anything useful other than light up the area with different colors
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse->Turn of Fortune’s Wheel
, lawful creatures in this area have disadvantage on Wisdom checks. Gravity. Gravity in the Inverse pulls toward an invisible, horizontal plane 30 feet below the surface. Light. The tunnels and chambers of
the Inverse are dark unless otherwise noted. Locals carry their own light sources as necessary. Seeds of Chaos The residents of the Inverse are largely freethinkers and anarchists, with a smattering
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Keys from the Golden Vault
devas in areas E3 and area E8 can also provide this service, if asked nicely.) Quintus is chaotic neutral and uses the noble stat block, although he is unarmored and carries no weapons. Alive, the aasimar
one: Cabin A. This cabin holds Vern’s battered suitcase, which contains two traveler’s outfits, three odd-looking compasses, and a set of tinker’s tools. If asked about the compasses, Vern says he
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
before her. Confronted with the last fragment of her angelic spark, Zariel faces an internal struggle. In this moment, the characters have a chance to help the archdevil return to the light. One of the
out loud when this happens: Zariel’s trembling hand reaches toward the gleaming hilt of her sword. Her fingers brush against it, and she grimaces as radiant light sears her flesh. As her grip tightens
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Princes of the Apocalypse
of flame light the corridor and the chamber beyond. The air is cold and heavy with the scent of ash.
In the barrow, the structure is made of monoliths set into the earth and capped with other
fieldstones. The ceilings are corbeled fieldstone 10 feet high and supported by carved stone pillars. Motes of continual flame light the passage and chambers. The flames produce no heat. They’re Wiggan’s
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
named Bi Chin-Hae, greets everyone who enters, offering to prepare them a pot of buckwheat or jujube tea. Chin-Hae grows taciturn if asked about the recent attack near his shop or the troubles in the
and bear the names Young-Gi—the uncle of the current queen and brother of Young-Soo—and Won-Ha. As the cup bearing Won-Ha’s name is taken down, it glows with a faint blue light and pulses every time
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
recent accidents at the site. If asked, Jung-Soon doesn’t know anything about the fog, strange events, or attacks on the camp. However, characters who succeed on a DC 14 Wisdom (Insight) check sense
succeed on a DC 18 Intelligence (History) check recognize the name as an obscure magistrate from Yeonido’s past. Few others recognize the name, but Ahn-Jun does if asked (see the “Lingering Memories
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
skybridges between the Dayawlongon islands, this bridge is well-lit by gentle magical light at night. It once featured way stations, but few travel to Lambakluha anymore, so the way stations are
Lambakluha. The bonesinger has not yet heard of the attack in Kalapang and is horrified if the characters share the news with her. If asked about recent bakunawa activity, Ina says she’s heard a
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
up in the snow pile or why he was outside drinking in the first place. If he’s asked about the thieves, Trovus takes a deep breath, trying to suppress his hiccups, before explaining the situation: “The
town has had some thievery troubles. No one’s seen anything, really. Just the other night, the lantern over at the Northern Light was stolen. Cori won’t let me hear the end of it because I haven’t
Compendium
- Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Curse of Strahd
mandibles.
The quiet is shattered by horrible screams coming from the sheds.
If the characters are escorted here by Otto and Zygfrek Belview (area S6), they are asked to wait in the courtyard while the
shaft and scuttles up to attack anyone who shines a light down on him. Mishka Belview. Mishka stands 5 feet tall and has a wiry, spindly build. He has three red spider eyes on the right side of his face